Curriculum Vitae
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
CURRICULUM VITAE C. Matt Seimears Ph.D. Professor/Department Chair Elementary Education/Early Childhood/Special Education [email protected] 620-341-6057 EDUCATION KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, Manhattan, Kansas May 2007 Ph.D. Concentration: English Language Learners and Science Education Dissertation Topic: How Does Constructivist Based Teaching Help English Language Learners Understand Physics in a Middle School Classroom? Science Committee Members: Gail Shroyer Ph.D. Kansas State University John Staver Ph.D. Purdue University Socorra Herrera Ph.D. Kansas State University Doris Wright Caroll Ph.D. Kansas State University KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, Manhattan, Kansas May 2003 ESOL Endorsement Concentration: 15 graduate hours of methods coursework, Dual Language, Language Linguistics, Language Assessment and Practicum of Methods. NEWMAN UNIVERSITY, Wichita, Kansas May 2002 Bachelor of Science WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY, WICHITA, KANSAS May 1999 Masters of Education PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY, PITTSBURG, KANSAS May 1995 Bachelor of Science Minor in Psychology EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: BUTLER EMPORIA STUDENT TO TEACHER PROGRAM (BEST) DIRECTOR 2004-2007 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 2007-2012 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 2012-2017 PROFESSOR 2017-Present ASSOCIATE DEPARTMENT CHAIR 2012-2014 SABBATICAL Spring 2014 Studied New Zealand out-of-classroom leaning experiences for faculty and K-12 level students. “How do Heutagogical designed out of classroom learning environments impact the learner”? DEPARTMENT CHAIR 2014-Present ADJUNCT TEACHING EXPERIENCE BAKER UNIVERSITY, BALDWIN, KANSAS 2003-2004 Adjunct Instructor – Education Department • Curriculum Development for Educators Cowley County Community College, ARKCITY, KANSAS 1999-2004 Adjunct Instructor – Liberal Arts and Sciences • BIO 4150 - Human Anatomy and Physiology with Cadaver Lab • BIO 4100- General Biology with Lab • General Chemistry 4110 PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE Currently licensed to teach K-9 in Science: ESOL Endorsed PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL USD259, WICHITA, KANSAS 8TH Grade Science (Biology) Title Funded School • ESOL Science classes • Statistics Coordinator on the State Template for AYP • Member of the QPA Committee (Statistics Analyst) • District outstanding Teaching of the year 2003-2004 • Recipient of the “Good Apple Award” Awarded by the School Board of Education • School adviser for the Science Olympiad Team • Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Teacher ANDERSON ELEMENTARY USD259, WICHITA, KANSAS 2nd Grade Teacher Title Funded School • Basic Reading Skills Inventory (Jerry Johns) Coordinator/Trainer • Tutor Coordinator for the Building • Recipient of the “Gold Star” Awarded for Commitment in Education • Member of the QPA Committee (Statistics Analyst) • Statistics Coordinator on the State Template for AYP • Building Committee KANSAS SCHOOL FOR EFFECTIVE LEARNING, WICHITA, KS 1999-2002 GED Evening Science and Mathematics Instructor for GED Program • Mathematics and Science Instructor High School Wrestling Coach for USD 266 1997-2002 UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE, EMPORIA, KS 2004-Present Faculty Member – Department of Elementary/Early Childhood/ Special Education Courses Taught: • EE 311-Science Planning and Assessment • EE 316 -Teaching Science in the Elementary School • EL 343-Seminar in Science and Mathematics • EE 415-Foundations of Curriculum Development - On-line • EL 803-Improvement Instruction in Science for the Elementary and Middle School Teachers – On-line • EL 815-Foundations of Curriculum Development, K-12 - On-line • EL 853-Educational Research • EL 854-Master Teacher Practicum: Quantitative and Qualitative Action Research in the Classroom - On-line • EL 310 -Adapting Curriculum for Students in Inclusive Settings • EE 320 Professional Development School Practices • ED 535-Cultural Awareness for Educators - On-line • ED 220-Introduction to Teaching • EL 726-Elementary Engineering and Robotics Undergraduate IDEA Evaluation of Teaching Performance at Emporia State University 2012-Present Overall IDEA Scores 2012 - 2017 Raw Scores Adjusted Scores 4.92 4.84 ON-LINE AND FACE-TO-FACE COURSES DEVELOPED Graduate • EL 803 – Improvement Instruction in Science for the Elementary and Middle School Teacher • EL 805: Integrating Science in the Content Areas • EL 535 Fall 2009 Cultural Awareness for Educators (Designed specifically for the PASS ELL Grant Workshop 2009-2012) • EL 743 Spring 2010 1hr SIOP/Physical Science Content for Teaching Middle School ELL (Designed specifically for the PASS ELL Grant Workshop 2009-2012) • EL 743 Fall/Spring 10/11 Linguistics for ELLs Understanding of Science (Designed specifically for the PASS ELL Grant Workshop 2009-2012) • EL 854 Fall/Spring 11/12 Master Teacher Practicum: Action Research for ELLs in Science (Designed specifically for the PASS ELL Grant Workshop 2009-2012) • EL 803 Best Practices in Elementary Science • EL 853 STEM Research for the Elementary Teacher • EL726 Elementary Engineering and Robotics (3) • EL 743XB Real World Lesson Planning (Class created for the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center in Topeka, Kansas. The center is a resource for educators and plans to provide field trips aligned with the Kansas curriculum standards.) Undergraduate • EL 343 –Science and Mathematics Seminar • EL 316 Teaching Science in the Elementary School re-designed as a two credit hour course to become a three credit hour course ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Grew the BEST Program from a cohort n=0 to two full cohorts. 2004 – 2009 Assisted with the decrease in enrollment of the elementary education program to an increase in the major. 2014 – 2017 Assisted with the creation of the Instructional Specialist STEM Graduate Program to increase graduate student enrollment from 5 - 57 students. 2015 – 2016 GRADUATE PROGRAMS DEVELOPED • Assisted with the development of the Elementary Instructional Specialist Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Master’s Degree: http://www.emporia.edu/teach/elecse/instructional-specialist/stem/index.html • Assisted with the creation of the Elementary Education Master’s Degree Pathway toward K – 6 Licensure. The program will open its first cohort summer 2018. Faculty Champion 2010-Present As a Faculty Champion, I work with the Emporia State University football and tennis teams. I meet with football and tennis players about course or curriculum issues they might be experiencing and I attend practices and stand on the sideline at home football games and tennis matches to show my faculty support. Faculty Scholarship Advisor for the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority 2008-2013 I served as the faculty scholarship advisor the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority for five years. I worked with an elected committee to address scholarship needs and members who had other dispositional issues (grades, inappropriate behavior at functions etc.) Associated Student Government (ASG) Faculty Sponsor for the Emporia State University “Old Yellow” Rugby Club 2007-2013 I work with the president and the governing board of the club on professionalism, marketing, scheduling, fund raising, and growth. Robotics Club Director 2009-Present I oversee all budget operations, robotics competition protocol, fundraising, monies and spending, as well as marketing of the Emporia State University Robotics Club. The robotics club helps Emporia State University Professional Development Schools, middle and high schools across campus develop, design or include in the two-robotics competitions held at Emporia State University per year. Undergraduate Student Study Abroad Administrator and Mentor 2011 - Present Emporia State University Professional Development School (PDS) pre-service teacher candidates are allowed to do a four-week study abroad during their Block III internship at one of the following locations: Grades 1-12, BINUS University, Jakarta, Indonesia Grades 1-12, The American School of Asuncion, Asuncion, Paraguay Feeder Elem School, Choctawhatchee, FL Fall Creek School District, Fall Creek, WI Fulton 4-5 Learning Center, Rockport, TX Douglas County Public Schools, Denver, CO Yuma Public Schools, Yuma, AZ Collier County Public Schools, Naples, FL Kansas Independent and Religious Schools PDS interns are required to use the Reformed Teacher Observational Protocol (RTOP) to evaluate their mentor teacher and be evaluated by their mentor teacher outside of their traditional PDS Block III sites. As their supervisor, I assist with the setting of their study abroad goals, student assessment, travel, time transitioning in and out of Block III PDS site locations, and the finalized Study Abroad Portfolio. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL (PDS) PARTENSRHIPS AND ENHANCEMENT • Assisted with the design and creation of the 2 + 2 PDS Partnership with Butler Community College titled The Butler to Emporia Student Teaching (BEST) Program. The program opened a second campus site in the fall of 2015 and celebrated its ten-year anniversary in 2014. This program was created from a National Science Foundation start-up grant. • Serve as acting director for the Johnson County Community College PDS Partnership 2 + 2 Program. 2014 – Present • Oversee the ESU-KC PDS Course Scheduling and faculty needs. 2014 – Present • Oversee PDS Director and Co-Director duties for the current 17 USD PDS partnerships and 48 elementary PDS sites. 2014 - Present • Work with the three directors that oversee the newly developed Hornet Connected Learning initiative. In 2014 all elementary education majors transitioned from